the end was just the beginning
I created this dessert as part of a Mexican feast that I served a gaggle of friends. It's a luscious mix of fresh mandarin cream and Grand Marnier, with a zingy sprinkle of chilli chocolate on top. Recipe: Mandarin Mousse 10 mandarins, outer and inner skin and seeds removed, flesh chopped 4 large eggs, separated 12 tablespoons of sugar... Continue Reading →
I have all these itches that I'm dying to scratch. Remember my bizarre head lump? The one the doctor stared at blankly and failed to diagnose? My hairdresser reckons it's psoriasis. (Not growing a unicorn horn as Sprog 1 so whimsically suggested, sadly.) I'm not quite sure why I had to go to a salon... Continue Reading →
This quirky recipe comes from my culinary past, pre-kids. I’m not normally one for getting cross-cultural with my cooking (I’ve been known to get quite agitated about people serving sour cream with tandoori chicken instead of yoghurt, for example) but somehow this dish - which pairs red curry with cous cous - works. Friends and followers... Continue Reading →
I thought my youngest had outgrown her doll fetish, but she recently announced she's asking Santa for a doll that talks and cries. Me being me, I immediately hit the internet in search of the perfect one. I Googled "talking doll" and discovered ... a series of news reports about dolls swearing, threatening and preaching... Continue Reading →
Wondering what to do with the leftover mashed potato? Try this tasty recipe. Perfect for a Sunday supper. Recipe: Lemony Tuna Patties 1 cup leftover mashed potato 400g tinned tuna in olive oil 4 bread crusts (ends of loaf) – crumbed in a food processor 2 eggs, lightly beaten 2 tbsp sundried tomato pesto 1/2... Continue Reading →
The Sprogs love nothing more than visiting their cousins. A cousin's birthday? Pretty close to nirvana. Yesterday Cousin Tessie had a party. In the lead-up to Halloween, we discovered a tool on http://www.picmonkey.com that turned photos into ZOMBIE PHOTOS. So we turned Cousin Tessie into one for her birthday card. We were quite thrilled with... Continue Reading →
In her latest music video clip, for the song Decisions, Miley Cyrus tongue kisses a unicorn ... ok, it's actually her fiance Liam Hemsworth dressed as a unicorn. Still a bit weird, though, but I quite fancy his firm bicep ... Kirstie Alley made a shocking admission to Barbara Walters in an upcoming TV interview: she fell for John Travolta during the filming of... Continue Reading →
If I were rich ... I would buy Sprog 2 a cherry blossom tree lamp for her bedroom. I think it would look quite magical in the corner, lit up at night. Twilight Trees (www.twilighttrees.com.au) sells 1.8m ones for $1800, but they have white trunks. I'm more a brown trunk girl, call me a realist... Continue Reading →
I was a total Mexican food junkie a few years back and this dish was a staple in my repertoire. The spice fetish got sidelined when the kids came along, but I’m becoming more adventurous again now that they are too. This is also great as a vegetarian dish – just skip the chicken and... Continue Reading →
This isn't a blog about Husband begging me to renew our vows. It's not a blog about me being propositioned by a drunk at the pub. It's about the heavens sending signs that I should tell you something. Mumabulous' latest blog reveals how her husband popped the question in A Decent Proposal and she asks others... Continue Reading →
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